Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 53.3% more likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 16.0% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 54.0% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
Economy
be 98.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 2.7 times more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 44.2% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Qatar, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
Safety
be 91.7% less likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
use 4.3 times more electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
find 73.5% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
live with 21.2 times more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 9.4 times more CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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